This paper examines the characteristics that Joseph Stalin possessed and the circumstances surrounding his rise to power that engendered near-fanatic loyalty in his followers.

A discussion of the personality traits that allowed Josef Stalin to take power in Russia.

A look at Soviet history during Joseph Stalin's tenure as head of the Communist Party.

An argument highlighting the responsibility of the Soviet leader, Stalin, for the famine in Soviet Ukraine, 1932-1933.

An examination of power struggles after Stalin's death.

An examination of Stalin's actions and the motivations behind them in World War II.

A discussion on how and why Josef Stalin planned and supervised the terror and purges of the 1930s in the Soviet Union where over 10 million Soviet citizens were destroyed.

This paper studies how Joseph Stalin's murderous autocracy in the Soviet Union sacrificed its own Socialist beliefs on the altar of modernization.

An analysis of the reign of Josef Stalin.

This paper examines Josef Stalin's rise to power, while focusing on the years 1921-1932.